Colonization, piracy, and trade in early modern Europe : the roles of powerful women and queens

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This collection brings together essays examining the international influence of queens, other female rulers, and their representatives from 1450 through 1700, an era of expanding colonial activity and sea trade. As Europe rose in prominence geopolitically, a number of important women—such as Queen Elizabeth I of England, Catherine de Medici, Caterina Cornaro of Cyprus, and Isabel Clara Eugenia of Austria—exerted influence over foreign affairs. Traditionally male-dominated spheres such as trade, colonization, warfare, and espionage were, sometimes for the first time, under the control of powerful women. This interdisciplinary volume examines how they navigated these activities, and how they are represented in literature. By highlighting the links between female power and foreign affairs, Colonization, Piracy, and Trade in Early Modern Europe contributes to a fuller understanding of early modern queenship. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Introduction to Colonization, Piracy, and Trade in Early Modern Europe: The Roles of Powerful Women and Queens (Nate Probasco, Estelle Paranque, Claire Jowitt)....Pages 1-14 Front Matter ....Pages 15-15 Mary I, Mary of Guise and the Strong Hand of the Scots: Marian Policy in Ulster and Anglo-Scottish Diplomacy, 1553–1558 (Jonathan Woods)....Pages 17-39 Catherine de Medici and Huguenot Colonization, 1560–1567 (Nate Probasco)....Pages 41-72 Isabel Clara Eugenia, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands: Trade, Politics, and Warfare, Ruling like a King 1621–1633 (Estelle Paranque)....Pages 73-93 Front Matter ....Pages 95-95 Caterina Cornaro and the Colonization of Cyprus (Lisa Hopkins)....Pages 97-116 Trade and Piracy: The Role of a Potential Queen Consort in the 1620s (Valentina Caldari)....Pages 117-139 “The Princesses’ Representative” or Renegade Entrepreneur? Marie Petit, the Silk Trade, and Franco-Persian Diplomacy (Junko Thérèse Takeda)....Pages 141-166 Front Matter ....Pages 167-167 “I would not have given it for a wilderness of monkeys”: Turquoise, Queenship‚ and the Exotic (Carole Levin, Cassandra Auble)....Pages 169-194 A Vision on Queen Elizabeth’s Role in Colonizing America: Stephen Parmenius’s De Navigatione (1582) (Erzsébet Stróbl)....Pages 195-222 Captains, Kings, Queens: Politics, Piracy, and the Sea in Middleton’s The Phoenix (c.1603–04) (Claire Jowitt)....Pages 223-250 Back Matter ....Pages 251-255